Editor - The Letters Page (part-time, fixed-term)

Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role., You would join us on a fixed-term, part time contract to work 6 hours per week during University teaching weeks only from 23rd September 2024 to 30th June 2025. This is a fractional contract, which means that you would work for 23 weeks across the academic year and will be paid monthly, to include a pro-rata holiday entitlement.

We recognise that what helps us succeed is the different ideas and experiences of colleagues across our School, who come from a mix of cultures and backgrounds. Together, we are welcoming, inspiring and supportive of everyone. We believe in diverse academic and research teams that will provide the best opportunities to be innovative and forward thinking. We are therefore seeking applications from candidates whose background, experience and identity broadens and enhances the diversity of our existing team and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic scholars. We are currently working to decolonise our teaching curriculum and understand that having a mix of opinions, broad perspectives, lived experiences and different ways of solving problems enhances our day-to-day work and enriches our academic community.

Mentoring towards further career progression will be offered throughout the period of the post., Shortlisting is anonymous based on criteria-based questions. Each member of the shortlisting panel will give a mark for each of your individual answers to create an aggregate score. Your answers will be scored against the essential criteria listed in the person specification. Accordingly, we encourage you to think about how your answers can be tailored to meet these criteria. Our commitment to anonymous shortlisting means that we are not asking you to submit your CV. Therefore, we encourage you to take your time writing your answers, ensuring you use clear language, maintain an accessible style, and provide tangible examples to support your answers without compromising your anonymity. We expect each answer to be approximately 400-500 words in length.

Do you have experience of contemporary literary journals, have proof-reading, copy-editing and editorial skills and have experience, or an interest, in working with student volunteers? We are looking to appoint a part time Editor to work with the Chief Editor of The Letters Page based in the School of English.

You will be an excellent communicator, with strong editorial skills to guide student volunteers through the editing, print design and production tasks required to support the publication of The Letters Page in the School of English. You will have strong organisational and time management skills and be able to work independently and on your own initiative.

You will have a degree (or equivalent) in English, Creative Writing or other relevant area. A Masters degree or demonstrable interest in Creative Writing and/or contemporary literature is desirable.